Event 5: Kevin Ho Knocks Out Two, Takes the Lead

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 1,973

The battle atop the leaderboard has been hotly contested for several levels, but Kevin Ho has suddenly put himself well clear of the chase pack.

The huge pot that just unfolded began with Nalton Williams opening the button to 115,000, and Ho three-bet to 260,000 in the small blind. From the big blind, Elias Nassif four-bet shoved for more than a million total, and Williams re-shoved for even more than that. Ho called both shoves with his big stack, putting both opponents at risk.

Williams: 7x7x
Ho: KsKd
Nassif: 4s4c

The board ran out blanks for everyone, and Ho dragged the biggest pot of the day to send two players to the payout desk. Williams had the larger of the two stacks, so he took the better finishing position, but both men earn the same $1,776 payout.

Kevin Ho – 4,400,000 (88 bb)
Nalton Williams – Eliminated in 14th place ($1,776)
Elias Nassif – Eliminated in 15th place ($1,776)